>> So I loved the fact when I graduated from PITT my first job
after graduation was actually not a job it was a placement.
I was an AmeriCorp member.
I was in AmeriCorp VISTA serving with the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh so when I was leaving college
and just like many of the allies in our program right now leaving college I was actually
in their shoes and so I know what it's like to be really, really fresh in your career, really,
really passionate excited about the amazing opportunity that's ahead of you
and then also just like really, really scared because now it's time to really be
in the real world and there are a lot of things coming at you at different paces
and so I guess the best part about my job is really to just serve as a coach
for these young leaders and helping them to let them know that it's okay
to experience what they're experiencing, to encourage them and the work that they're doing
with their placements but I sort of push them and challenge them
to step outside their comfort zone.
We know that real true professional growth doesn't happen overnight.
It usually happens when you're put in tight situations, you're up against a brick wall
and you've got to make some tough decisions, so.